H44.74
Header — not billableRetained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe
The ICD-10 code for retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe is H44.74.
H44.74 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under H44.74
- H44.741Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, right eye
- H44.742Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, left eye
- H44.743Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, bilateral
- H44.749Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globe, unspecified eye
Related codes in this category
- H44.70Unspecified retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagneticnon-billable header
- H44.71Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in anterior chambernon-billable header
- H44.72Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in iris or ciliary bodynon-billable header
- H44.73Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in lensnon-billable header
- H44.75Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in vitreous bodynon-billable header
- H44.79Retained (old) intraocular foreign body, nonmagnetic, in other or multiple sitesnon-billable header
- H44.74Retained (nonmagnetic) (old) foreign body in posterior wall of globenon-billable header